Biography

Julia Marchese is an actress, director, writer, producer and film programmer.

She attended a high school for performing arts and studied drama and film in college. She has written, performed in and also directed several plays.

She has appeared in several independent & horror films, including Full Moon's Delta Delta Die!, Deathcember, Golden Earrings, Joe Dante's Burying the Ex, King on Screen, Grind and Troma's The Power of Positive Murder, directed by Lloyd Kaufman.

Her documentary about the importance of revival cinema and 35mm to culture, Out of Print, was her first feature and won the Programmer's Award for best documentary at the Sidewalk Film Festival in 2014. The film played on 35mm around the world at film archives, art house cinemas and universities. The print now lives at The Academy Film Archives.

She also co-hosts several podcasts including Horror Movie Survival Guide, JodoWOWsky about Alejandro Jodorowsky, and The Loser's Club Podcast about Stephen King.

She acquired the rights to Stephen King's short story "I Know What You Need" in 2020 through his Dollar Baby program. It is her very favorite short story by her very favorite author. She wrote the screenplay, produced and directed the adaptation. The film was shot on location at the University of Maine, where the story is set. The film won several awards, played around the world in festivals including San Diego Comic Con 2024 and Kingcon. The film can be watch on Arrow's player service.
- IMDb mini biography by: One Ski Productions